According to DoA, the hardest part of this decision was giving up his seven-year casting partnership with MonteCristo. Trivia . MonteCristo and DoA will be casting the next season of Apex on OGN (their Overwatch League), featuring a mix of Korean, North American, and European talent. Counter-Strike: GO. Facebook. Reddit. Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles and Erik "DoA" Lonnquist, who have 11 years of casting experience between them, have been South Korean gaming channel OGN's primary English casters since the pair arrived to commentate for the country's premiere League of Legends competition, Champions. After this, both MonteCristo and DoA were hired by Blizzard to cast Overwatch full time in NA. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Monte and DoA have also been known to cast other games for OGN such as “Vainglory” and “Hearthstone”. Monte and Doa have been casting Korean League of Legends games since the game first came released there. He adds that he “absolutely share Monte’s concerns about the league.” The former League of Legends caster said that he might come back to titles such as LoL and might try new ones like Teamfight Tactics. After this, both MonteCristo and DoA were hired by Blizzard to cast Overwatch full time in NA. Was previously a DJ and used the name "Vainglory". Jun 24. After all, they’re the sound of esports and there are few more memorable than MonteCristo & DoA. This is their story. Tough decision to make, but it's time to move on. PapaSmithy and Achilios were promoted as lead commentators for LCK after their departure. For more great videos, be sure to subscribe to theScore esports on YouTube. Comes from a big family, is the oldest of 8 children. Email. Despite being foreigners, Monte and DoA have always had a blast with culture, which is a joy to watch. Since then, week after week, they’ve cast the heck out of every LCK game and it’s going to be hard to watch SK Telecom play again. It's true. The show they put on as the two Shens, along … “Monte’s like a brother to me and it’s tough to accept that we won’t be arguing about various facets of nerd-dom together on broadcasts every week anymore. Twitter. DoA then said that, as of the 31st of December 2019, his Overwatch League contract is over. Trivia . SMS. Also casted a mobile MOBA with the same name later in his career. What's App. And if Korean PC bangs are anything to go by, then Overwatch has already overtaken League of Legends as the most popular game in Korea. MonteCristo, DoA to depart South Korea to cast Blizzard's Overwatch League in U.S. Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles, left, and Erik "DoA" Lonnquist, … Advertisement. PapaSmithy and Achilios were promoted as lead commentators for LCK after their departure. In addition to a feud between Riot and MonteCristo regarding his ex-LCS team, Renegades, Monte has personally stated that in 2 weeks, Blizzard paid what Riot would in 5 weeks. Practices Muay Thai.